I would do if the camera system featured was worth a damn, Kinda ruins it when they do stupid things Like forced 3 second shutter delays that you can't disable. How realistic is it to expect every single thing you want to photograph to sit Still for you, long enough to let the shutter go off after3 long seconds? Because I don't think it is which kind of defeats the purpose of owning it when half. The reason is the camera system, without that It's basically just another bloat ridden piece of junk from Samsung
This is exactly what I was looking for. So many talks about the enhanced camera lenses and improved processing, but as an ordinary user I typically use the camera as it is. Never knew the features well enough to appreciate the enhancement. Your video has definitely bridged some knowledge gaps. Keep up the good work!
Accept for the Ridiculous 3 second shutter Delay you can't disable which kind of ruins Most photo opportunities I would say. How many pictures do you expect to take of something that may or may not sit still when it takes 3 seconds to take a photo? I'd say one at best if you're lucky mby? Samsung screwed up big time and Half the reason for owning this phone is now gone
As a pro photographer myself your vid was still in-depth enough for me to find both interesting and useful. Still experimenting and tweaking a few of the settings after owning the S23 for a month, but I'm seeing improvements over the S21 Ultra I upgraded from. My dslr cameras are becoming dust collectors more and more these days.
I've been a typical auto and shoot kind of guy for years, but after watching this video tutorial, I can see there are obvious benefits to using actual settings, and I am eternally grateful for it. From Ireland, I wish you all the best.
Great video! I noticed that there is a difference in color depth between resolutions and using Pro Mode or Expert RAW. Apparently, using Expert RAW you get 16bit RAW at 12MP and 14bit RAW at 50MP while using Pro Mode you get only 12bit RAW at both 12MP and 50MP. It would be interesting to test the dynamic range under these conditions and see how much you can recover when editing.
Hey, really useful overview! I especially appreciate your observations on the default 12 megapixel mode vs the 50 and 200 megapixel modes. I am going to try using the 50 megapixel mode much more often to give it a good try, based on your recommendation. I have used both the regular Pro mode and the Expert Raw modes, and have found that the Expert Raw performs quite well when shooting in suboptimal conditions, such as through a plexiglas window that has some glare on it, or when there are misty conditions. The auto processing is great.
Super helpful alex, appreciate the help. Just picked up my s23 ultra last week and coming from a iphone it was quite daunting trying to figure out all the camera settings. Your video helped me out massively. You got yourself a new sub :)
Thanks a lot for helping me with the issue I was facing with this auto lens switching. When I zoomed at night it changed the lens and made the photo with a lot of noise. With this I finally got it back to normal. So relieved 😅😅
Great tutorial Alex, I bought my 23 Ultra a week ago and really like the Camera. I am wanting the best as I also have a D7000 and D500 for my photography work. What i like about the Camera is the quality of images it is producing.
So Night Mode on the S23U does not take great quick shots of the night sky anymore like the S22U, S21U, and all the other new phones. It's taking 6 sec shots now that either come out unfocused or streaky stars once the AI processes it. I know it is the processing because if you zoom into the photo out of the camera app it will remove the processing temporarily and I can see the stars clearly. What did they change? Is there a way to fix this without doing 4 min astrophotography or custom pro mode settings?
Very well explained! As a photographer who owns real camera and using the phone for just simple point and shoot, the issues kinda cause a huge itch. Thanks for the well informed details
Amazing video!!! Thank you for expanding upon the camera assistant! I don't know about it, but it's definitely another step toward making S23 Ultra a game changer
16:23 Expert RAW could be applying heavy noise and color noise reduction due to the fact that it resorts to using high ISO in lowlight by default, might as well stick with the regular RAW file. By looking at the final image, I don't think it even stacks/merges several DNGs to achieve that. Iphone's ProRAW I think is still unmatched in this aspect
Thank you very much Alex. It's very helpful as there are so many options to get the best out of it. And you are the first one who adresses deeply to the "shutter lag" and "motion blur" in a separate way. Personally I find that Samsung still has to improve motion blur as you show that the settings in Camera assistant drop picture quality too far imo. Why not giving us a special camera mode such as a sports mode for fast moving objects with good picture quality? Please give us more insight in getting the most out of the high potential of the camera.
Great video @Alex. I would also like the same comment. So, at the end of the day what is your suggested setting for shooting moving objects with less blur?
Very glad i watched this video. Guess im taking 50mp pictures at the very least from now on 😁 Good reason to have bought the 1TB version lmao. And i do agree the 200MP, although a partial gimmick, is crazy. All i wanted was photo quality to be useable as wallpapers on my tv linked pc. 200mp will do that job pretty well 😅
Thanks! I don't think you need to shoot on 50mp ALL the time, because there is still some processing delay involved and file sizes are larger. But for those important and beautiful scenes like landscapes def 50mp or 200mp even, since you got plenty of storage!
Perfect video! I want to get into learning photography and was thinking of buying a dedicated camera. Now, I think I'll learn first on my phone's camera before spending all that money
Thanks for the tips Alex. I am a total noob when it comes to taking photos and the only thing helping me safe face is the heavy editing that my S23 Ultra does. I will follow this guide along your other one for editing the shots with Lightroom and experiment to see how stuff looks.
First, let me congratulate you on a great video, keep up the good work! I have a question about the video options. I am a DJ and I would like to record my performances with the s23 ultra, but I am not sure which options are best for such an environment. They are mostly darker spaces with a light show. I would hold the device on a tripod next to me. I'm also wondering if I should leave the 360 audio recording on? Thanks in advance 🖤
Thank you for the great video. The main differences between Pro Mode and Expert Raw are these: Pro Mode works also with the Selfie camera and is also available for video recording. But there is a big advantage in Expert Raw: it allows you to save your setting combinations (e.g. for shutter speed and iso) and give it a nnam and easily reuse them. You can save multiple combinations for each lens separately. I also hope that both "developer teams" combine their products so that we have just the Pro Mode or Expert Raw.
For the easiest setup I would shoot in auto with hdr on or off, depending on your liking. And leave scene optimizer on because the auto night mode can help in low light
Can you make a link available for that camera assist app. I don't think I'm the only one that cannot find it. Thank you for your great informative RU-vid video
Try looking in galaxy store not play store. Otherwise it may not be available in all regions. You can try downloading from APK mirror but no guarantees it will work: www.apkmirror.com/apk/good-lock-labs/camera-assistant/camera-assistant-1-0-00-4-release/camera-assistant-1-0-00-4-android-apk-download/
May I ask a question that's not intended to be disrespectful or undermine the AMAZING PHOTOGRAPHY on your site, this tutorial, least of all your talent and photographic artistic prowess (SOME AMAZING PORTRAIT COMPOSITIONS, and post production- dialing in your photographic capture to bring to life the vision you see with the sum of all instinctual, command of fundamentals all the way to the edge of what's possible. The LR Presets are Great, too) So, also being a photographer/videographer > I see the talent so I checked nearly everything I could find of you work. My question came to me way after already respecting, admiring, with a sprinkle of jelly > while being super glad for your success in achieving what I may only live to strive towards (thank you, btw for even sharing your techniques and special sauces that make your photog, authentically YOURS (we all have inspirational heros we begin our more advanced stages emulating - then as we grow those works we adore become but a foundational marker we then make wholly OURS! ---> Can you share with me the colors on your wall behind you as well as the complimentary color of the floating shelf on same wall and even the carpet!? This is my dream color pallet (I'd probably not be able to resist a red accent even if a pinstripe or corner LoL) [Perhaps you might even have the color values of a custom mixed paint color or even just the paint mfr/product line names of those colors???? I horrible at color theory and my OCD makes it impossible to select colors - and when I do, I have a real struggle with remorse or feelings I'm never getting things 'right enough'.. Heck, I've had a $50k home owners insurance claim on my home from hail and wind damage and am so afraid the colors will not be tolerable. IF I let loose and go for something OUTSTANDING. While also dreading the WHAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN, if capitulating to normal sure thing basic [had I not had all these bummer hangups I've battled since being a little kid!] So, if you could assist at all, I'd be more grateful than you could probably imagine LoL. Keep doing you - cause it and you are GREAT. GRATEFUL AND I AM, JD md
Appreciate you! But this isn't a full review, just a settings video to optimize the camera. Tips to reduce shutter lag, pro mode vs exp raw, 12 vs 50 vs 200mp, etc. Still working on the photographer's review because this camera system is so hit or miss its hard to fully test!
I found ur vid and used all ur settingsd first, and LOVED it ! then i was chillin on YT one day and found another, and tried them.. have been searching for ur vid sinces then and now im back on these settings again ! love it ! :D thanks
I don't like the Auto HDR on the 50mb[3:4] and 200mb[3:4] that you cannot turn off when you view the image. In Pro mode when using the 50mb it does not do it!. What you see on the screen when taking a shot is what you get in the final image!
Inconsistent is the best way to describe the camera for the G S24 U. I just want to take good pictures of my kids and this phone fails to do that due to shutter lag issues.
I am an iphone user ever since iphone 4 to iphone 11 pro.. this week i decided android for a change. I purchased s23 ultra i was so happy. But one thing is the picture i upload it on facebook or post a story they become blurry i feel disappointed 😢 but all in all s23 ultra is very good that's my only issue~~😕😪 i hope they can fix it for the next software update..🤷♀️🤧
Hi, I'm planning to tavel to Europe soon to take some photos, preferably landscapes, architectures, and other scenery, what mode would you recommend? 50MP? or 200MP? Thanks in advance
I would use 50 MP in good light. The images are very clear without being over-sharpened and you have enough meat on the bone to make crops. In low light, I usually like the results better with the 12 MP mode. Or try expert raw. What is highly recommended with the 50 MP mode is the 2x zoom. Corresponds to about 50 mm focal length. If that fits from the cutout. no distortion at the edge and also very good quality overall.
How to adjust the selfie mode? Desoite of having a beauty mode on the oictures after clicking, turns but sharpen and not beautiful as usually the selfies are. And the filters available ate very unnatural. The oppo selfie without even having a filter gives a way better result in selfie mode.
Well, I bought s23 Ultra(brand new) last month.but I do have some doubt if its a original or a fake one. Can you please help me to confirm if its original or not...
I don't use any photo apps for images because they have a very digital effect and produce overly sharp images. Instead, I capture a prof video as needed and then use the capture button located at the bottom left to save a jpg from it. Trust me, I have achieved better results for images this way than with the photo modes. Does anyone else use the camera this way?
Interesting suggestion, I've done this a few times when I saw something interesting while in video and wanted a still. But the processing is completely different maybe that's why you prefer it more? Would also be curious to see if others shoot like this too haha
When I take a photo of a friend in normal photo mode with a resolution of 200MP, the S23 Ultra likes to automatically adjust the color tone until it's reddish. How do I fix it?
Question.. all photos are in a huge format, is there a way to set up to take photos in a smaller format unread of adjusting photos one by one manually? Thanks!!
I'm a sucker for this type of vids, btw I need your help to decide which smartphone should I to get (obviously prioritizing photography). I currently can get the Pixel 7 Pro and the S23+ for about 450$. I know that the Samsung is superior in almost every other department, but I don't know how good the cameras on that phone sre compared to the Pixe 7 Pro. My main concern is the shutter speed/lag. I've seen a lot of people complaining about that and I don't wanna end up getting a phone that will give me blurry photos. Wich one do yoy actually recommended getting?
thanks for this! i'm curious, can you DELETE the downloaded expert raw add on? after following along, i kind of agree with you about it being sorta 'overkill' when the other raw settings are there (and work well)
Unfortunately not really, clearing apps and enabling quick tap shutter helps reduce the shutter lag but the shutter speed is often times still too slow. Using pro mode and setting your shutter speed to something faster than 1/200 should capture most things
